Condiment holder



July 18, 1967 R. c. LANGE 3,331,515

GONDIMENT HOLDER Filed June 5, 1965 Raymond C. Lange United StatesPatent 3,331,515 CONDINLENT HOLDER Raymond C. Lange, 275 W. Jackson St.,Cedarburg, Wis. 53012 Filed June 3, 1965, Ser. No. 461,078 1 Claim. (Cl.211-77) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A condiment holder which includes arotatable member that maintains the condiments in a uniform manner, andwherein the device can be manually turned to permit a desired condimentto be conveniently brought into position ready for use or accessthereto.

This invention relates to table devices for holding condiments, and moreparticularly to a rotatable holder for condiments.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide acondiment holder which will keep the condiments in a uniform fashion andwill be rotatable manually thus making a desired condiment readilyavailable for use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a condiment holder whichwill have an upper disc with openings for receiving the containers ofsalt, pepper, etc., and the disc will have L-shaped brackets whichsupport a flat ring forming a shelf for other condiment containers.

Another object of this invention is to provide a condiment holder whichwill have posts and rail means on the secondary shelf formed by the ringto prevent the containers of condiments upon the shelf from fallingtherefrom when rotating the disc attached thereto by the brackets ofL-shape.

Another object of this invention is to provide a condiment holder whichwill have rubber feet on the base member thus preventing it fromrotating when rotating a disc above the base member.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a holder which willhave a battery powered light in an extension tube extending above therotatable disc having a battery and switch operated light which willserve to give the Waiter indication that the party at the table wishesto be served, or wishes to receive their check.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent froma consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactoryembodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includesall such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a side view of this invention shown partly broken away.

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a schematic wiring diagram for this invention.

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary side view of the invention shown in section.

According to this invention, a condiment holder is 3,331,515 PatentedJuly 18, 1967 provided with a hollow circular base 11 made of anysuitable material having rubber feet 12 spaced apart on the underside ofbase 11. The rubber feet serve to prevent movement of base 11 whenrotating the upper portion of holder 10. A flanged bushing 13 which ishollow is received through the center of base 11 and the flange 13serves as a bearing against the top of the base 11. The bushing 13 isprovided with a tubular extension 14, the top of which contains a lampbulb 15 and a switch 16 which are wired in series with a battery 17which is contained within the hollow portion of base 11. The flange 13'of bushing 13 is received within the recessed area of rotatable disc 18and thus supports disc 18 above base 11 to allow for freedom of rotationthereof. A plurality of spaced apart openings 19 in disc 18 provideswell means for receiving condiment containers 20. A circular ring 21 issecured to L-shaped brackets 22 which are spaced apart around the outerperiphery of rotatable disc 18 and provides shelf means for a pluralityof condiment containers 20 and when rotatable disc 18 is rotated ring 21forming a shelf is simultaneously rotated. Ring 21 is provided with aplurality of spaced apart posts 23 which receives a continuous wire rail24 which serves as a fence to prevent the containers of condiments 20from sliding from ring 21 when it is rotated.

What I new claim is:

In a condiments container holder, a hollow circular base, a plurality ofspaced apart feet on the underside of said base, a bushing mounted inthe center of said base, and said bushing being provided with a flange,said bushing being provided with a tubular extension, a lamp bulb andswitch in the top of said extension, a battery being positioned in thehollow portion of said base and electrically connected to said bulb andswitch; a rotatable disc having a recessed area for receiving the flangeof said bushing whereby the disc is rotatably supported above the saidbase, said disc having a plurality of spaced apart openings therein, andsaid openings providing well means for receiving condiment containers,L-shaped brackets spaced around the outer periphery of said disc, acircular ring secured to said brackets, said ring being provided with aplurality of spaced apart posts that receive a continuous rail thatprovides and serves as a fence to prevent the containers of condimentsfrom sliding from the ring when the ring is rotated.

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ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

A. FRANKEL, Assistant Examiner.

